Poster presenter information
Overview
Posters are designed to show experimental data in a compact and visual format, showcasing the best of academic progress, particularly early-stage or late-breaking research. Commercial entities are permitted to present posters but must adhere to the overall spirit of posters in displaying this data, and not be overtly advertorial in tone or promote the virtues of a specific product without adequate data to support the argument.
Important notes: all poster presenters need to submit a PDF for regulatory review by Friday 18 April 2025 using your FULL name in the filename for ease of identification. If we do not receive your poster by this deadline, we may be unable to allocate you a poster place at London Calling 2025.
The products provided by Oxford Nanopore Technologies are currently for research use only. As they have not been submitted for review to any regulatory agency/notified body for clinical diagnostics, caution must be exercised when describing the application of nanopore sequencing products in the clinical research field. Please ensure you have read the Clinical research presentations — requirements for materials guidance (provided via the below) in advance of preparing your poster.
Posters are subject to regulatory review prior to the event.
On-site poster information
If you have been allocated an on-site poster place at London Calling 2025, kindly follow the guidance below:
- Ensure your poster is in PORTRAIT orientation — landscape posters cannot be displayed
- Poster size: A0
- Width x Height (mm): 841 x 1189
- Width x Height (in): 33.1 x 46.8
- Leave a blank space, 60 mm (width) x 100 mm (height), at the top right of your poster — this is where your poster number will be displayed. Please note: disclaimers and conflict-of-interest statements must be visible and not be obscured by your poster number sticker
- Avoid printing on canvas as it does not adhere well to poster boards
On the day
Please bring your approved printed poster to Old Billingsgate (1 Old Billingsgate Walk, London EC3R 6DX) and go straight to the poster registration desk between 08:00–08:30 BST on Wednesday 21 May. Here, you will be provided with a sticker noting your poster number, adhesive Velcro, and instructions on how to attach your poster to the display boards. We recommend putting your name in FULL on BOTH the poster tube and the reverse of the actual poster. Please note: if you would like to take your poster home after the conference, please come promptly to the Poster hall to collect it after the final session on Thursday 22 May. Any posters not collected at this time will be disposed of by the venue.
Poster networking
There are designated poster networking sessions where on-site poster presenters are kindly requested to stand next to their posters so delegates and fellow speakers can ask questions. For more details, please see the latest agenda available here.
Answering questions about your poster
There will be a Q&A button next to your online poster on the virtual conference platform. Delegates can ask questions about your poster and you can respond with a typed answer. We kindly ask that you visit your online poster throughout the event to respond to any questions that may come in. The online conference platform is available until Thursday 29 May. Login details will be emailed to you closer to the event.
The London Calling 2025 poster awards
Delegates have the opportunity to vote for their favourite on-site poster. The winning poster presenter will receive a $500.00 USD travel bursary for a third-party conference.
Online poster information
A PDF (maximum size: 2 MB) of your poster will be displayed in our virtual Poster hall
- Please ensure your poster is in PORTRAIT orientation — landscape posters cannot be displayed on the virtual conference platform
- Poster size: A0 (Width x Height mm: 841 x 1189/Width x Height in: 33.1 x 46.8)
Answering questions about your poster
There will be a Q&A button next to your online poster on the virtual conference platform. Delegates can ask questions about your poster and you can respond with a typed answer. We kindly ask that you visit your online poster throughout the event to respond to any questions that may come in. The online conference platform is available until Thursday 29 May. Login details will be emailed to you closer to the event.
The London Calling 2025 poster awards
Delegates have the opportunity to vote for their favourite online poster. The winning poster presenter will receive a $500.00 USD travel bursary for a third-party conference.
Other considerations when preparing your poster:
To aid audience comprehension, please write all acronyms in full the first time they are used. Notable exceptions include DNA, RNA,
PCR, and cDNAPlease do not add any additional Oxford Nanopore logos to your poster unless you are an agreed affiliated partner of Oxford Nanopore
Ensure the title of your poster matches the title agreed at invitation
Prior to submitting your poster, we recommend checking it for any spelling or formatting issues, and to ensure any images do not appear blurry. It may be useful at this point to check that all references, tables, and figures are numbered sequentially
Style and terminology guide preferences
Thank you for compiling your poster. While you are of course free to write in your own style, we are sharing some style conventions that we use for consistency.
| Convention | We avoid using | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Oxford Nanopore OR Oxford Nanopore Technologies |
ONT | |
| Oxford Nanopore sequencing OR nanopore sequencing |
NGS/third-generation/long-read sequencing | Oxford Nanopore sequencing has a unique combination of features and benefits, and we describe it as a standalone category |
| Any-length reads Long-read capabilities |
'Long-read sequencing' 'Long-read sequencer' |
'Long-read sequencer' is a misleading categorisation; the platform has multiple properties that include the ability to sequence any-length fragments of DNA/RNA |
Important note:
If your work contains clinical or translational research, please open up the tab below to read important information about how to prepare your poster.
Important, please read:
If your work contains clinical or translational research, please include the following disclaimer in your poster (ensuring the text is featured in a clear location, fully visible, and at least font size 8):
Include your own company/institution disclaimers/disclosures, if required
Include a conflict-of-interest statement (even if there are no conflicts). For example, please disclose if you have received compensation from or other consideration from Oxford Nanopore or if you or a close family member have an interest in Oxford Nanopore or another party with a role in the study
When talking about your research, it should be clear you are assessing the potential future clinical application of nanopore sequencing and that you are not currently applying the technology for any clinical diagnostic or prognostic purposes. It should be made clear that our products are RUO
If presenting an internally validated workflow, please present the whole workflow (e.g. including sample prep and data analysis). Do not focus purely on nanopore sequencing
When relating to the use, methodology, or results of nanopore sequencing, please carefully consider your word choice based on the above guidance
Submitting your poster PDF
Please upload a PDF file of your poster (maximum size: 2 MB) by Friday 18 April 2025 using your FULL name in the filename for ease of identification. If we do not receive your poster by this deadline, we may be unable to allocate you a poster place at London Calling 2025.
We kindly request that the poster you submit is your final poster. Further amendments after the submission deadline will need to be requested and agreed with [email protected].
Promoting your participation
We encourage all poster presenters to promote their participation at London Calling 2025 on social media channels, including X, Bluesky, and Threads
using #nanoporeconf or @nanopore. If you wish to use the event's social tiles in your promotion, they can be download from the Dropbox folder below, please ensure you select the tiles specific to the event you are attending:
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in contact
Please email [email protected]